Bronze Scottie Statue Stolen from Capitol Hill/Navy Yard Dog Park

To avoid any confusion, this is the Virginia Avenue, SE dog park between Capitol Hill and Navy Yard. When I did a search of the address, it shows up as being located in Ward 8 due to the redistricting. The Texas Avenue SE dog park is located in Ward 7. I am making a point to clarify because most of the public, when they hear "Southeast," automatically think of DC east of the Anacostia River. I can already hear the "jokes" (that sound more like old stereotypes), and I want to shut that down now.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in the search for a statue stolen from a dog park in Southeast.

On January 24, 2025, between midnight and early afternoon, a bronze statue depicting a dog, weighing about 500 lbs., was stolen from a park in the 1000 block of L Street, Southeast.

A photo of the bronze dog statue is shown below:

Added in May 2023, The Scottie Statue was created to honor a local preschool teacher who worked on The Hill and had a fodness for Fala, FDR's bronze Scottie at his memorial on the Tidal Basin. LEARN MORE.

Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia.

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